Tone Poem Done Completely with NP

Here is my latest tone poem, created entirely with Dorico and NotePerformer. It is under 5 minutes and has these short sections:
I. The Trainyard
II. The Silos
III. The Offices of the Dead
IV. I Hear Something
V. It Sees Me
VI. The End
VII. The Silos Remain

PLEASE NOTE: There is a very loud chord that happens suddenly around 2:45. Take care if you’re driving or wearing headphones.

I think NotePerformer sounds very good.

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@konradh yes, but it is not only NotePerformer that sounds good—enjoyed listening to your tone poem—thank you for sharing it with us!

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Yes, nice work. Is that NP with VSL?

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You have a gift for telling story with music. Here is a tone poem I wrote using Dorico with NPPE and VSL Synchron Prime. It’s about a bat trying to get out of hell- as per the oft- used phrase “like a bat out of hell.” https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/illozd0sw6cae94ijzsa7/Eine_Fledermaus_aus_der_Holle-I.mp3?rlkey=e4roq69gngtx7i7mkhu393m97&dl=0

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Very nice and interesting music!! Well done Konrad! Even if Dorico and NP sounds very good, I wish you that it will it also be played live.

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@Mike_999 , Thank you, sir!

@Grainger2001 , Thanks very much! This one is NP only.

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@Christian_R , I appreciate the kind words! A conductor of the symphony here is trying to schedule one of my other pieces. I plan to send him this one and hope he likes it!

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@laughreyg , Thank you for your kind words! Your piece is excellent and powerful! Good job.

Really enjoyed this! Did you compose each section as a separate flow and then combine them for the playback file? I noticed that it was titled “The Silos” but it would be nice if each titled section could have a time stamp to correspond to the music.

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It’s a very good sound and a great composition

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@jodre , Thank you!

@tbabcock123 , Thank you! It was written as one flow. I can go back and add time stamps. :slightly_smiling_face:

Beautiful! And powerful. Thanks for posting. I am extremely impressed. On my end I composed a lot with Dorico/NP. I just converted my first Symphony to NP/BBCSO core - I’ll be curious to hear what you think of my work with the NP playback engine. It was not easy going from NP instruments to the BBCSO instruments. I had to adjust all the dynamics - at the end it was worth it. You can find the music “Phoenicia” on my home page, Thanks: www.pierrebohemond.com

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It’s wonderful that you know a conductor open to new works.

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It’s always hard to get on the schedule which is planned far in advance.

@PierreBohemond , Wow! Your music is beautiful and perfectly arranged! Congratulations! I know how much work and thought went into a work of that magnitude. Few people could do it.

The BBC Orchestra sounds great, by the way. I may purchase that.

Thanks for your kind words about my work. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Thank you. Your comments mean a lot!!! Best regards. Pierre

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@PierreBohemond , Hi. Is there a thread ouit here somewhere about how to purchase and install BBCSCO and set it up with Dorico Expression Maps? I would like to buy it but don’t want to spend money unless I can make it work.

Thanks!

Just make sure you have the memory required before you spring for BBCSCO. I understand it takes a fair amount.

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